Gauahar Khan is an Indian actress and model. She was born on 23 August 1983 in Pune, Maharashtra. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She attended Bai RFD Pandey Girls High School and Mount Carmel Convent School, Pune. She earned a B Com degree from Ness Wadia College of Commerce, Pune.

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Her father’s name is Zafar Khan, and her mother’s name is Raziya Zafari. Gauahar has five siblings, and she is the youngest of them all.

Gauahar is married to Zaid Darbar. They have a son, Zehaan.

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Gauahar’s favourites

She likes to eat chicken biryani, and chocolate.

Italian, Indian, Thai, and Continental food are her favourite cuisines.

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Her favourite actors are Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sushmita Sen.

Her favourite designers are Manish Malhotra, Narendra Kumar and Gevin Miguel.

Her favourite restaurant is Kalamari Beach, Goa.

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She often wears the perfume Mont Blanc.

Her favourite travelling destination is London.

Interesting facts about Gauahar Khan

After completing her graduation, Gauahar ventured into the acting and modelling field.

Gauahar participated in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in the year 2002 and was in the top 5 finalists.

In the year 2003, Gauahar made her debut as an actress with the film ‘Miss India: The Mystery’.

She did a dance number ‘Nasha’ in 2004 film ‘Men at Work’. After this, she received various offers for many projects.

Gauahar in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa

In 2009, she was seen as a contestant in the dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’. She was the first runner up in the show.

The same year, she made an appearance in the Yash Raj Film production ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’. Ranbir Kapoor was the lead actor in the film.

Gauahar did another dance number in Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’.

In 2012, she was seen in the songs ‘Jhalla’ and ‘Chhokra Jawan’ in the film ‘Ishaqzaade’.

Gauahar in Bigg Boss

In 2013, she participated as a contestant in the popular TV show ‘Bigg Boss’ and emerged as the winner of the show.

In the year 2014, she was seen on the fifth season of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ along with her then boyfriend Kushal Tandon.

Gauahar hosted the show ‘India’s Raw Star’ in the year 2014. It was a singing reality show that aired on Star Plus.

In 2015, she worked in her first Punjabi film ‘Oh Yaara Ainvayi Ainvayi Loot Gaya’ opposite Jassie Gill.

Gauahar’s projects

In the year 2017, she was featured on the cover of the magazine ‘Fitlook’.

Some of the web series that Gauahar has worked in are, Salt City (2022), Tandav (2021), Shiksha Mandal (2022), The Office (2019), Bestseller (2022) and Kaali Peeli Tales.

In 2014, Gauahar was awarded the Gold Award.

In 2015, she received the Artist Award.

Gauahar’s marriage

Gauahar married Zaid Darbar on 25 December 2020. Zaid is an actor and the son of music director, Ismail Darbar.

On 10 May 2023, she gave birth to a baby boy. The couple named the kid, Zehaan.